RECON: TNO occultation with 468861

Event between (468861) 13LU28 and star GA1220:02766284 with event index number of 2655392

Geocentric closest approach at 2025/04/01 05:19:39 UTC

J2000 position of star is 06:30:44.0 +33:00:21
Equinox of date position of star is 06:32:20.2 +32:59:14
Stellar brightness G=16.0, use SENSEUP=128 with the MallinCam and and exposure time of 2 seconds with the QHY174 camera.
Star is 46 degrees from the moon. Moon is 11% illuminated.
Apparent brightness V=18.3

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Object is 8.9 AU from the Sun and 8.9 AU from the Earth.
Apparent velocity is 17.3 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 9.6 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 30 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 395 km.
The sky-plane scale is 6468.4 km/arcsec.

The object has an absolute magnitude Hv=8.3
Diameter=128.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 7.7 sec chord
Diameter=52.4 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 3.1 sec chord
Dynamical classification is CENTAURR
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 468861, (2025/04/01 05:19UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:46:51.6 +27:57:47  1.1 16.79  62
34Bet Aur      06:01:22.9 +44:56:50  1.9 13.38  42
PPM 071742     06:34:06.0 +32:26:05  6.0  0.66  46
PPM 071716     06:32:59.0 +33:05:59  9.7  0.17  46
468861         06:32:23.4 +32:59:12 16.0        46
Positions are for equinox of date

This table contains the target star visibility for the RECON network. The observing range has been set to a maximum of 5.0 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 31.6 km RECON observability=1.0 and success probability=0.3%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Kamloops 05:16:05 -23.9 Dark Up 49.2 264.3 Up 05:13:07 - 05:19:04 -887
Victoria 05:16:21 -23.8 Dark Up 51.4 264.4 Up 05:13:22 - 05:19:19 -989
Kelowna 05:16:05 -24.8 Dark Up 48.7 266.0 Up 05:13:07 - 05:19:04 -991
Peachland 05:16:07 -24.8 Dark Up 48.9 265.9 Up 05:13:08 - 05:19:05 -993
Summerland 05:16:07 -24.9 Dark Up 48.9 266.1 Up 05:13:09 - 05:19:06 -1010
Penticton 05:16:07 -25.0 Dark Up 48.8 266.3 Up 05:13:09 - 05:19:06 -1019
Oliver 05:16:08 -25.3 Dark Up 48.8 266.7 Up 05:13:10 - 05:19:07 -1053
Sleaford 05:15:25 -28.5 Dark Up 40.3 274.2 Up 05:12:27 - 05:18:24 -1068
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 05:16:08 -25.5 Dark Up 48.7 267.0 Up 05:13:10 - 05:19:07 -1075
Okanogan 05:16:11 -25.8 Dark Up 48.9 267.6 Up 05:13:12 - 05:19:09 -1129
Brewster 05:16:12 -25.9 Dark Up 49.0 267.8 Up 05:13:13 - 05:19:10 -1149
Manson/Chelan 05:16:14 -25.9 Dark Up 49.3 267.7 Up 05:13:16 - 05:19:13 -1157
Wenatchee 05:16:16 -26.1 Dark Up 49.4 268.2 Up 05:13:17 - 05:19:14 -1196
Ellensburg 05:16:18 -26.3 Dark Up 49.5 268.5 Up 05:13:20 - 05:19:17 -1227
Yakima 05:16:19 -26.5 Dark Up 49.6 269.0 Up 05:13:21 - 05:19:18 -1264
Toppenish/White Swan 05:16:20 -26.8 Dark Up 49.4 269.3 Up 05:13:21 - 05:19:18 -1290
The Dalles 05:16:24 -26.9 Dark Up 50.0 269.7 Up 05:13:26 - 05:19:23 -1335
PNWRO 05:16:17 -27.8 Dark Up 48.4 270.8 Up 05:13:18 - 05:19:15 -1373
Maupin 05:16:26 -27.2 Dark Up 49.9 270.3 Up 05:13:28 - 05:19:25 -1377
Sisters 05:16:30 -27.5 Dark Up 50.2 271.0 Up 05:13:32 - 05:19:29 -1441
Bend 05:16:30 -27.8 Dark Up 50.0 271.4 Up 05:13:32 - 05:19:29 -1471
Oregon Observatory 05:16:32 -27.8 Dark Up 50.1 271.6 Up 05:13:33 - 05:19:30 -1482
Chiloquin 05:16:38 -28.4 Dark Up 50.4 272.9 Up 05:13:40 - 05:19:37 -1586
Klamath Falls 05:16:39 -28.7 Dark Up 50.3 273.4 Up 05:13:40 - 05:19:37 -1619
Fall River/Burney 05:16:43 -29.7 Dark Up 49.9 275.0 Up 05:13:44 - 05:19:41 -1738
Cedarville 05:16:37 -30.1 Dark Up 49.0 275.1 Up 05:13:39 - 05:19:36 -1739
Greenville 05:16:44 -30.5 Dark Up 49.5 276.3 Up 05:13:46 - 05:19:43 -1834
Gimple 05:16:44 -30.6 Dark Up 49.4 276.4 Up 05:13:46 - 05:19:43 -1837
Quincy 05:16:45 -30.6 Dark Up 49.4 276.6 Up 05:13:47 - 05:19:44 -1852
Portola 05:16:44 -31.0 Dark Up 49.1 277.0 Up 05:13:46 - 05:19:43 -1881
Reno 05:16:43 -31.6 Dark Up 48.5 277.6 Up 05:13:44 - 05:19:41 -1927
Carson City 05:16:45 -31.8 Dark Up 48.5 278.0 Up 05:13:46 - 05:19:43 -1960
Gardnerville 05:16:46 -32.0 Dark Up 48.4 278.3 Up 05:13:47 - 05:19:44 -1983
Yerington 05:16:43 -32.3 Dark Up 48.0 278.6 Up 05:13:44 - 05:19:41 -1999
Hawthorne 05:16:44 -32.9 Dark Up 47.5 279.3 Up 05:13:45 - 05:19:42 -2058
Lee Vining 05:16:47 -33.0 Dark Up 47.7 279.7 Up 05:13:49 - 05:19:46 -2091
Bishop 05:16:47 -33.8 Dark Up 47.1 280.7 Up 05:13:49 - 05:19:46 -2168
Dunrhomin 05:15:56 -38.7 Dark Down 37.8 284.3 Up 05:12:58 - 05:18:55 -2248
Beatty 05:16:43 -35.1 Dark Up 45.7 281.9 Up 05:13:45 - 05:19:42 -2263
Nikitin 05:15:57 -38.8 Dark Down 37.8 284.4 Up 05:12:59 - 05:18:56 -2265
CU-SBO 05:15:57 -38.8 Dark Down 37.8 284.4 Up 05:12:59 - 05:18:56 -2269
Wildwood 05:17:01 -35.7 Dark Up 46.5 284.0 Up 05:14:02 - 05:19:59 -2437
Laughlin/Bullhead City 05:16:43 -37.6 Dark Down 43.6 284.4 Up 05:13:45 - 05:19:42 -2482
Patrick 05:16:41 -37.8 Dark Down 43.1 284.5 Up 05:13:42 - 05:19:39 -2483
Idyllwild 05:16:56 -37.2 Dark Up 44.9 285.0 Up 05:13:58 - 05:19:55 -2535
Lake Havasu City 05:16:45 -38.2 Dark Down 43.2 285.1 Up 05:13:46 - 05:19:43 -2548
Calipatria 05:16:54 -38.3 Dark Down 43.8 286.0 Up 05:13:55 - 05:19:52 -2624
George/Scottsdale 05:16:41 -40.2 Dark Down 41.1 286.7 Up 05:13:42 - 05:19:39 -2686
Yuma 05:16:53 -39.2 Dark Down 42.9 286.7 Up 05:13:54 - 05:19:51 -2689

Azimuth is measured in degrees eastward from north. North is at an azimuth of 0, due East is at an azimuth of 90 degrees, due South is 180, and due West is 270.

Do not use the listing below for the RECON CPC 1100 telescopes. This is provided for other non-team facilities.

Star training set for 468861, (2025/04/01 05:19UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Pollux         07:45:17.9 +28:01:33  1.1 16.79  62
34Bet Aur      05:59:31.6 +44:56:51  1.9 13.38  42
PPM 071742     06:32:27.1 +32:27:18  6.0  0.66  46
PPM 071716     06:31:19.6 +33:07:09  9.7  0.17  46
468861         06:30:44.0 +33:00:21 16.0        46
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2024/06/13 03:44:30 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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